On January 14th, Los Angeles teachers formed a union and went on strike with some high demands. These teachers went on strike demanding many things, however, the main things being: poor pay, low staffing, and a demand for smaller class sizes. Because of the poor pay, UTLA (United Teachers of Los Angeles) have demanded a 6.5% raise in salary! Which one would support however California teachers rank second in national pay. When you look at other teachers going on strike demanding a higher pay, you understand because these teachers pull in $40,000 a year when California teachers earn around $74-$79,000 a year.
This has brought a lot of attention to many because in many other states, it's illegal for teachers to go on strike and school days could just be cancelled that day if such occurs. However, in LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District), school days are to continue and its also one of the largest school districts in the nation. So seeing these classes filled with only substitutes and thousands of students gone was a shocker and attention grabber to many
https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2019/01/16/the-real-deal-with-the-los-angeles-teachers-strike/#316171132218
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